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Monday, January 20, 2014

Coming this January - The Adventures of Cecilia Spark: Dragon's Star written by Ngaire Elder - Read an Excerpt

An Excerpt

Cobwebs
were everywhere; in places, they were as thick as candy floss! Orson was
looking towards Cecilia when his eyes widened, and he stood as still as a
statue.

“Don’t
move, Cecilia!” whispered Orson.

“What
are you looking at … what’s going on?” Cecilia spun round and came face-to-face
with the creature Orson had seen.

The
creature hung from a thick thread suspended from the ceiling. It didn’t move,
just watched. It was a huge spider with massive hairy legs, two of which had
pincers on them, like a crab. Its big eyes were green, and drool dripped from
its large mouth, which it opened and closed noisily, salivating at the thought
of devouring Cecilia.

Before
Cecilia could scream, the gargantuan spider cast its silk and started to cocoon
her.

“Do
something, Orson!” shouted Cecilia.

Orson
looked at Cecilia with worried eyes; he didn’t know what to do, and the spider
had bound Cecilia up to her waist.

“The
staff!” yelled Ractus.

Orson
looked at the staff and pointed it at the spider shouting, “Fire!”

Nothing
happened. He shook his head; it was full of thoughts, which kept him from
focusing.

The
spider glanced briefly at Orson; it stopped spinning, grabbed Cecilia with one
of its pincers and scuttled down a tunnel, leaving a trail of echoing screams.